CLOSE Senator Lamar Alexander played a few tunes written by Senator Orrin Hatch while they discuss the Music Modernization Act Courtesy Lamar Alexander office Music legend Smokey Robinson testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of the Music Modernization Act on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. At right is National Music Publishers Association President and…

CLOSE SportsPulse: Supreme Court reporter Richard Wolf breaks down the SCOTUS ruling on sports betting in the United States, and what it could mean for the future of gambling in professional and college sports. USA TODAY Sports For gamblers, NBA games are never over until the ball’s dribbled out and hugs are exchanged. (Photo: Kyle…

A day after announcing he had secured a new, six-figure lobbying job, former Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) said he has no intention of paying back tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars he used to settle a sexual harassment suit. Farenthold, who resigned from the House in April, used $84,000 in taxpayer money to settle the sexual harassment…

Israel on Tuesday faced a torrent of international criticism for its deadly response to protests in Gaza this week, as the Netanyahu government defended the country’s right to secure its borders. Palestinians in Gaza buried their dead Tuesday after violent clashes with Israel’s military at the border fence a day earlier left some 60 people…

SEOUL — North Korea is casting doubt on next month’s summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump over joint Air Force drills taking place in South Korea, which it says are ruining the diplomatic mood. North Korea always reacts angrily to the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, considering them as a rehearsal for…

The National Weather Service has issued brief tornado warnings for Hartford, Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven counties, predicting a “dangerous storm” will sweep from west to east across much of the state Tuesday evening. Bradley International Airport briefly suspended flight operations after evacuating its Air Traffic Control Tower at around 4:30 p.m. But around 5…

President Donald Trump may soon have to acknowledge a payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels through something relatively mundane: a mandatory financial disclosure filing. Tuesday marks the final deadline for President Trump to submit his financial disclosure form to the Office of Government Ethics. And experts say that, given the recent news developments, he must…

It was 3 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2017, when Matthew Riehl made his first 911 call from his home in Colorado’s Copper Canyon apartment complex. “This guy invited me to his house to kind of move in and he totally freaked out on me. He kept coming at me. I feared for my health and…